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This page contains the '''schedule template''' for the marketing project. Schedules are tied to release.  This schedule depends on [[Releases/Schedule |  Fedora General release schedule]].  Changes to that schedule can affect this schedule. At every release, this schedule should be copied over to [[Marketing schedule]] to work with.
This page contains the '''schedule template''' for the marketing project. Schedules are tied to release.  This schedule depends on [[Releases/Schedule |  Fedora General release schedule]].  Changes to that schedule can affect this schedule. At every release, this schedule should be copied over to [[Marketing schedule]] to work with.


== 6 weeks prior to Alpha ==
== 6 weeks prior to Alpha - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY ==
* Renew the [[Marketing_News_Distribution_Network | news distribution network]]  people list to always have motivated people
* Renew the [[Marketing_News_Distribution_Network | news distribution network]]  people list to always have motivated people
* Cleanup the wiki from the obsolete marketing cycles
* Cleanup the wiki from the obsolete marketing cycles
* Cycle the wiki pages to the new release
* Cycle the wiki pages to the new release


== Alpha Release ==
== Alpha Release - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY ==
* Assign marketing people to Fedora features/developers for the rest of the cycle
* Assign marketing people to Fedora features/developers for the rest of the cycle
* Assign marketing people to SIGs for the rest of the cycle
* Assign marketing people to SIGs for the rest of the cycle


== Feature Freeze ==
== Feature Freeze - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY ==
* Update the features page
* Update the features page
* Update the talking points
* Update the talking points


== Beta Release ==
== Beta Release - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY ==
* Developer interviews on the coming release?
* Developer interviews on the coming release?
* Brief FAMSCo on talking points and propagate link to Ambassadors
* Brief FAMSCo on talking points and propagate link to Ambassadors
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* Update the press kits on the [[Fedora press material]] page
* Update the press kits on the [[Fedora press material]] page


== Preview Release ==
== Preview Release - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY ==
(artwork is generally done at this point)
(artwork is generally done at this point)
* Update the screenshots page
* Update the screenshots page
* Update the Fedora tour page
* Update the Fedora tour page


== Final Release ==
== Final Release - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY ==
* Spam the world
* Spam the world
* Monitor community news sites and provide corrections and additional information as needed
* Monitor community news sites and provide corrections and additional information as needed

Revision as of 09:59, 25 February 2009

This page contains the schedule template for the marketing project. Schedules are tied to release. This schedule depends on Fedora General release schedule. Changes to that schedule can affect this schedule. At every release, this schedule should be copied over to Marketing schedule to work with.

6 weeks prior to Alpha - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY

  • Renew the news distribution network people list to always have motivated people
  • Cleanup the wiki from the obsolete marketing cycles
  • Cycle the wiki pages to the new release

Alpha Release - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY

  • Assign marketing people to Fedora features/developers for the rest of the cycle
  • Assign marketing people to SIGs for the rest of the cycle

Feature Freeze - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY

  • Update the features page
  • Update the talking points

Beta Release - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY

  • Developer interviews on the coming release?
  • Brief FAMSCo on talking points and propagate link to Ambassadors
    • (Note that the link is not offered for comment, but for information. Comments should be gathered prior to finalizing the talking points.)
  • collect these stuff and forward it to fedora press - Henrik Heigl
  • Update the press kits on the Fedora press material page

Preview Release - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY

(artwork is generally done at this point)

  • Update the screenshots page
  • Update the Fedora tour page

Final Release - Deadline on MM-DD-YYYY

  • Spam the world
  • Monitor community news sites and provide corrections and additional information as needed
  • Additional outreach to independent journos and podcasters
  • Have a beer
  • Update the Marketing statistics poster X weeks after the release